In 2009, aisugiyamaofficial made an emotional swansong torayppo where she reached the doubles final with danielahantuchova. In 2000, after winning the US Open with Julie Halard, Sugiyama had become the first Japanese tennis player to achieve a No.1 ranking, going on to hold the top spot in doubles for 45 weeks. Among her 38 career doubles titles she also won Wimbledon and Roland-Garros with clijsterskim in 2003 and rose as high as No.8 in singles. #WTA50 #JustStarting